Aesacus
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Aesacus is a minor figure in Greek mythology, a son of King Priam of Troy known for his tragic love story and transformation into a seabird.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trojan prince
ⓘ
figure in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Metamorphoses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Troad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ forests of the Troad ⓘ sea ⓘ |
| attemptedAction | suicide by leaping into the sea ⓘ |
| behaviorAsBird | continually diving into the sea ⓘ |
| category |
Children of Priam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metamorphoses into birds in Greek mythology ⓘ Princes in Greek mythology ⓘ |
| causeOfBelovedsDeath | snakebite (indirectly) ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| describedBy | Ovid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Priam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| grandfather | Laomedon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| griefOver | death of Hesperia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
tragic love story
ⓘ
transformation into a seabird ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Ancient Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySource | Ovid, Metamorphoses 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lover | Hesperia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Arisbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythology | Greek mythology ⓘ |
| nameInAncientGreek | Αἴσακος NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
divine pity
ⓘ
fatal love ⓘ metamorphosis ⓘ |
| occupation | hunter ⓘ |
| pursued | Hesperia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | minor character in Trojan cycle ⓘ |
| sibling |
Cassandra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deiphobus NERFINISHED ⓘ Hector NERFINISHED ⓘ Helenus NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Troilus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolism |
love and loss
ⓘ
unending grief ⓘ |
| transformationCause | pity of the gods ⓘ |
| transformedInto |
diving bird
ⓘ
seabird ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.